(MENAFN) The French prosecutor's office has recommended that former President Nicolas Sarkozy stand trial for breaching campaign spending limits.
It follows a long investigation into claims that Mr Sarkozy's then-UMP party falsified accounts in order to hide 18m euros ("15m; $20m) of spending in 2012.
Mr Sarkozy lost the 2012 race to Francois Hollande, but is hoping to run again in next year's election.
The advice from the prosecutor's office in Paris is not definitive - an investigating magistrate will now make a final decision over whether Mr Sarkozy should stand trial.
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